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Page 15 of the executive summary states:“Children from poorer communities and low socio-economic status homes are more likely than others to under-achieve”.That is why it is correct and proper of the education secretary to devote so much attention to bringing about the first moves to lower class sizes in poorer areas. I hope that, when Des McNulty has the o...
The cabinet secretary will be aware of the recently published views of Dr Linda de Caestecker, director of public health at Greater Glasgow and Clyde NHS Board.
Early intervention to find out exactly what is going on is important. I look forward to June, when the de Larosière report on financial reform will be discussed at the summer council.
Is it therefore possible that, although the bill says that the damage is not de minimis, judges might decide nonetheless to award nominal damages rather than the current figures, which are rather higher than nominal?
We have taken a careful approach to the budget, but not everything is pinned down yet. I am mindful of what you have just been saying, and I do not want to belabour the point about management contingency, but I will ask that you clarify a couple of points for me.
—tax—Inaudible.—barriers is pretty hard to pin down precisely, because small changes in people’s circumstances can take them into or out of paying tax.
If a small community loses people, that can have a significant impact on wider service provision. You cannot pin down sustainable development. It must be looked at case by case and in context.